Aude

Aude^{[dead link]} is a department in Occitanie, France.

Its tourist office promotes it as "Cathar country"; it was one of the main areas of Cathar influence until the Albigensian Crusade against them in the 13th century.

Towns and villages[edit]

43°5′54″N 2°28′14″E

Map of Aude

Towns[edit]

43.212.351 Carcassonne
43.05782.21922 Limoux
43.18363.00423 Narbonne
42.9094443.0288894 Leucate

Villages[edit]

43.10222.09175 Alaigne — a small picturesque village offering a great place to base an exploration of the Cathar country
43.31862.8716 Bize Minervois
42.92812.26337 Rennes-le-Château
43.05252.66398 Talairan
42.88922.729 Tuchan

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Châteaux[edit]

42.8366672.6216671 Château de Quéribus, Cucugnan. Ruined castle (updated Feb 2018)
42.87082.555372 Château de Peyrepertuse, Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse. Ruined Cathar castle in the Pyrénées mountains. (updated Feb 2018)

Abbeys[edit]

43.1273722.8983363 Abbaye de Fontfroide, Narbonne. (updated Feb 2018)
43.0902782.6169444 Abbaye de Lagrasse, Lagrasse. (updated Feb 2018)
Abbaye St. Hillaire, Saint-Hilaire. (updated Feb 2018)

Itineraries[edit]

The GR 36 partly traverses the Aude.

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Wine tasting. The Departement is full of vineyards, and most chateau offer a no-obligation, free wine tasting session.

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